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FRIES — A Fries woman now faces charges after an investigation into the death of her son earlier this year.

According to Grayson Sheriff Richard Vaughan, deputies responded to a call on April 30 at 286 Adder Lane in Fries, in reference to a child being struck by a vehicle.

“Upon their arrival, the officers discovered that Tanisha Ann Lineberry, 24, ran over her three-year-old son, Jaylen Lineberry, while moving her car in the driveway,” according to a news release from Vaughan.

HILLSVILLE — There will be no charges brought against the other driver in the two-vehicle crash that led to Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Curtis Bartlett’s death in March, according to local officials.

Bartlett was responding to join a fellow deputy and a Virginia State Trooper in pursuit of a suspect when the crash occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on March 9. Bartlett had not yet reached the pursuit when he collided with a tractor-trailer making a left turn onto U.S. 58 from the Interstate 77 Exit 14 ramp in Hillsville.

Fans attending the Galax Old Fiddlers’ Convention over the years might remember Ann Boyer, an energetic woman with short white hair and boundless energy and enthusiasm, good humor and friendly personality.

WOODLAWN — Khan-Con — the Twin Counties’ convention dedicated to comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and gaming — returns for a third year this Saturday.

The family-friendly event has something for the whole family, with appearances by local comic book creators; comic, collectible and toy vendors; artists; games and game demonstrations; an original art auction: raffle drawing; characters in costume and more.

The convention is also a fundraiser for Jack Sullivan, a little boy battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

HILLSVILLE — A Woodlawn man was arrested for drug violations and another man faces charges after an incident initially reported as a shooting.

On Aug. 3 at 9:35 a.m., the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office received a call of “shots fired with possible multiple victims” near Stone’s Grocery on U.S. 52 North, according to a news release from Sheriff J.B. Gardner.

A man from Ararat died Aug. 1 after police say he tried to elude police on his motorcycle.

The fatal crash in Carroll County at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday was first handled on scene by Virginia State Trooper S.E. Kinney, according to a report issued by the Virginia State Police.

A 2013 Suzuki Motorcycle, driven by Winfred S. Dawson, 31, of Ararat, was traveling south on Wards Gap Road (Route 679). The police report said Dawson refused to stop for a Carroll County deputy and continued on Wards Gap.